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Thursday, July 28, 2011

{Giveaway} When is it better to be a follower than a leader?

When you’re a blog reader who follows other professional blogs to spark your passion for educating children (even on your days off)!

(I promise if you make it through all of my rambling, there’s a great giveaway at the end. But….please, please read the whole thing!)

I noticed that I have surpassed 200 followers, which isn’t a drop in the bucket to pretty much all of the blogs I read, but I am thrilled! Why, because what other profession would so many people be searching for ways to better themselves for their jobs without getting paid?

I appreciate that each of you likely spend countless hours preparing for your job. Our jobs don’t define who we are, but reflect what we love.

I recently read the following quote and I thought the timing was perfect to share with you.

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” –Sir Winston Churchill

I encourage each of you to make your lives about giving. Giving of yourselves to your family, your friends, your students, your community and your faith.

So, in the spirit of giving and to thank you for your loyalty, I would love for one of you to win a Scotch Thermal Laminator by 3M. (I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of mine!)

To enter, just comment below and make sure I have a way to contact you if you win. It’s that simple. I don’t care if you follow me, love me on Facebook or blog about this giveaway. You are here because you obviously searched for or are looking for something to help you be the best teacher you can be to your children or your students. Just enjoy the sheer giddiness of doing something fun for you! You deserve it!

COngratulations! You always have great ideas. I know how you feel about your 200 followers. I have been watching my followers climb but it is nowhere near the thousands I see on others. However, I believe that you are touching a lot of lives who are then touching lives! What a great give away!Jeneawww.seedsofnoledge.blogspot.comjmmidgett03@yahoo.com

Thanks so much for your sharing heart! I love your blog and all the great ideas. I am an "old dog" always on the lookout for "new tricks". Thanks for being so willing to share!Denise Jordankindertcher20@yahoo.com

You are so kind in sharing and giving AWESOME things!! I hope the kindness comes back around to you tenfold! I hope you enjoy your few "last days of freedom" and have a terrific start to a new year. ginger.farmer@dalton.k12.ga.us

I have been thinking about blogging for awhile but have not taken the plunge. I am a follower of many, many blogs. I have been teaching for 36 years but it is still so much fun to learn something new or find a new idea. I love it. I would also love a laminator. kobrien@royal.wednet.edu

Congrats on passing 200 followers... it's a testament to your great ideas and sharing heart!! A laminator is on my wish list--I'd love to win this one!!!Karen :o)karenstamp@verizon.net Mrs. Stamp's Kindergarten

You are a true Angel! I have said it once and I will say it again! I am so glad that your blog was one of the first ones I found when I started my blog this month. You are TRULY an inspiration to me and I agree with you whole heartedly about how our jobs reflect what we love. The students and wanting the best possible for them. I love my life of a teacher because it has brought so many wonderful people into my life and I am truly blessed! Congratulations on surpassing 200 followers and I hope to get past 8 here real soon! LOL

Congratulations on all you followers. I follow your blog and am always anxious to see what great ideas you have. What a caring and giving person you are. I would love to win your fantastic giveaway.DonalynDonalynPogue@msn.com

Hi~ I'm visiting your site for the first time as I was looking for different guided reading activities for the next school year~ as a veteran teacher, I love seeing what my fellow teachers are doing in their classrooms! Keep inspiring us! Thanks! :)

I can't lie and act like I have read your blog for weeks. I randomly stumbled across your blog from pintrest.com today. I got excited seeing this giveaway. I am a first year kindergarten teacher, and I am desperately searching for good ideas to use and free items to help out. Good luck this coming school year!Be blessed- Laurenlrd0001@auburn.edu

WOW! Marlana, I love your downloads, the video cutting a star with one cut and all the topics such as apples, math and literacy centers, and the games you've made. It's difficult to believe you've only taught 8 years. Keep up the good work. And, on top of it all, you add a chance to win a prize! THANKS FOR A GREAT BLOG!Kat 4

I have a confession to make, I have no idea how blogs work, nor how to "follow" someone. I just happened to stumble upon your page, and am thankful I did. I would love to win the laminator, and I have to say to you, THANK YOU so much for making it easy for us computer illiterate people to have a chance at winning something. Every other giveaway I have seen on the blogs require one to complete a multitude of tasks that some of us have no idea how to complete! Thanks again, for making this easy! I love your page and have put it into my favorites. I will "follow you," "like you" etc, when I learn how! MamaTerri12@gmail.com

I am new to finding blogs and loving the ideas shared. Being a K teacher in a rural school it is wonderful to hear others thoughts and joys of teaching K. What a WONDERFUL gift! I have been reading you a couple of weeks now as I get my room ready for the new school year.Thank you for sharing this gift for the lucky winner!ck

Thank you for sharing so many great ideas. I am new to following educational blogs and I love it! It is a blessing to find so many people who spend so much of their time helping their fellow educators! Your giveaway is so generous! Thank you!

I am going back to Kindergarten after six years in 2nd grade! Your blog is a blessing. I LOVE your blog and it is helping me get ready for this year. Would LOVE a laminator because my new school just got one and we are very limited on the use.

I just found your blog this weekend and I so love it!!! I have already shared your ideas with other teacher friends and can't wait to read more:) Kindergarten is all I know-15 years and counting and I have loved every minute of it! Teachers love freebies so of course I would love a laminator-I laminate everything so the kids can use things over and over! Thanks for all your fabulous ideas!

I have been following through Facebook! I love all of your ideas. I am a 3rd year kindergarten teacher and I love my job so much! I stated a blog and I am slowly learning how to do all of this fun stuff! Thanks for all you do!

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God has definitely blessed my life! I have a handsome, hard-working husband and two precious children, a son and a daughter that I love and adore. We live on 50 acres in the beautiful Ozarks. I am a former Kindergarten teacher turned K-6th grade Teacher-Librarian. I love spending time with my family and friends, reading, shopping at flea markets, going on road trips, canning, gardening and living life more simply.

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